traditions book quote 3

From Treasuring God in Our Traditions, by Noel Piper...

Even if our background is not good, it is background, behind us.  What is ahead?  How can we make family and life different for the household that God has given us now?  The psalmist's description of his interaction with God is what we want for ourselves and our children:  "My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day" [Psalm 71:8].  That's what we want to embody in our traditions so that we see and praise God.

When I look toward my children and their children, I am strongly aware of my responsibility to the family that comes after me.  From their births, I have always wanted my children to know as much about God as they were able to grasp at whatever aget they were.  And I have wanted my life and our family to be a picture of God to others - that we be the body of Christ who presents an image of Christ to the people around us (p. 30-31).